4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (226+ words) Earlier this month, the mother of a little boy was murdered in front of her home at gunpoint by an ICE terrorist in Minneapolis. She was loved by her family and her community and'didn't'deserve to be killed." Sadly, news like…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (590+ words) CANYON " More than 30 concerned people from all walks of life gathered at the Palace Coffee shop meeting room in Canyon to discuss strategies and ideas about keeping the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon. The main discussion circled around the controversy…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (227+ words) H-E-B confirms 2nd Lubbock store in the works'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal H-E-B confirms 2nd Lubbock store in the works After years of holding onto land and making Lubbockites dream of a second H-E-B, the Texas-based grocer has finally spoken. It is happening, according to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (740+ words) In our corner of West Texas, including Lubbock, history by most standards is recent - "current events" European and Greek and Roman historians might say. Still, the history of our city and region extends a few centuries into the past, and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (140+ words) The Texas Rangers are investigating the circumstances around a deadly officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning in Slaton. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, around 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, the Slaton Police Department called the Texas Rangers to assist with an officer-involved…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) This week brought news of a longtime business' closing, how a lifechanging experience inspired a couple to open a service-focused store and a look into the newest restaurants of 2025. Here are the highlights. The week, or really weekend, started with…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (519+ words) Before the 2025-2026 school year began, the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted several resolutions informing the community of changes that would be taking place. During a regular meeting, the trustees named a new principal for Centennial Elementary and…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (276+ words) The Texas Tech University Police Department has released the name of the man killed during the officer-involved shooting on campus Tuesday morning. According to TTUPD, the man who died was Rhino Simboli, 63, from Ohio. This information comes after Texas Tech…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (338+ words) Two people were killed and another was injured in a series of multi-vehicle, chain-reaction crashes involving a train, two motorcycles, an SUV and pickup truck early Thursday in south Lubbock County. Five vehicles were involved in the crashes that were…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (257+ words) Texas Women for the'Arts, a statewide giving circle and program of the'Texas Cultural Trust, has announced its 2024-2025 grant recipients, including East Lubbock Art House. This year, TWA has awarded $323,333 to nearly two dozen organizations across Texas to broaden access to…...